When
Where
Flinders Street Station
Flinders St
Naarm VIC 3031
Australia
Why
Hit the streets of Melbourne to celebrate animals instead of exploiting them.
Following last year’s successful test run of replacing the traditional Melbourne Cup Parade with a Nup to the Cup parade on the day before the Cup, we’re making this year’s parade even better!
With the nation’s focus firmly fixed on Melbourne, it’s a perfect opportunity for animal lovers to unite and raise awareness of the cruelty of horse racing and other exploitative animal industries.
We’ve chosen the slogan “Celebrating Animals, Not Exploiting Them” as we want to give all animal lovers the opportunity to celebrate animals and have a positive and fun experience.
We’ll be starting the Nup to the Cup Parade at Flinders Street Station (Cnr Flinders St. and Swanston St.) in Melbourne on Monday 2 November at 11am and we expect to finish up around 1pm.
Banners, flags, and placards will be provided, and organisations are very welcome to bring their own animal friendly placards if they wish. See you there for the animals.
For updates check the Nup to the Cup event, of the Facebook event.
Related Nup events:
- 10am Tues 3nd Nov: NUP to the Melbourne Cup Picnic and Protest 2026
- 12pm-8pm Tue 3rd Nov: Nup 2026: Racing Towards A Kinder Future
- 8pm-9:15pm Thu 5th Nov: Northside Comedy Clash presents The N.U.P. Cup!
Register your Nup to the Cup! event: Hosting your own Nup to the Cup! event or special inhouse promotion at your own business or place of work is a powerful and positive way to boycott the Melbourne Cup and demonstrate that you can have a good time without engaging in animal cruelty.
Contact
Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses
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horseracingkills.com
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Animal Justice Party Victoria
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vic.animaljusticeparty.org
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Nup to the Cup
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nuptothecup.org
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Vegan Australia
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veganaustralia.org.au
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